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Martin J. McMahon

2015

Tax shelters

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Recent Developments In Federal Income Taxation: The Year 2013, Martin J. Mcmahon Jr., Ira B. Shepard, Daniel L. Simmons Aug 2015

Recent Developments In Federal Income Taxation: The Year 2013, Martin J. Mcmahon Jr., Ira B. Shepard, Daniel L. Simmons

Martin J. McMahon

This recent developments outline discusses, and provides context to understand the significance of, the most important judicial decisions and administrative rulings and regulations promulgated by the Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department during 2013 – and sometimes a little farther back in time if we find the item particularly humorous or outrageous. Most Treasury Regulations, however, are so complex that they cannot be discussed in detail and, anyway, only a devout masochist would read them all the way through; just the basic topic and fundamental principles are highlighted – unless one of us decides to go nuts and spend several …


A Whirlwind Tour Of The Internal Revenue Code's At-Risk And Passive Activity Loss Rules, Boris I. Bittker, Martin J. Mcmahon Jr., Lawrence A. Zelenak Aug 2015

A Whirlwind Tour Of The Internal Revenue Code's At-Risk And Passive Activity Loss Rules, Boris I. Bittker, Martin J. Mcmahon Jr., Lawrence A. Zelenak

Martin J. McMahon

After providing a glimpse at the historical computation of business operating profit or loss, the authors describe the use of tax shelters as well as legislative responses to them. The authors examine the at-risk and passive activity loss rules, detailing the scope of these rules and offering guidance in the computation of deductions and losses.